Французский политик және ойын-сауық шебері Франсуа "Йо" Гурдтың өмірі мен саяси қызметі

Canadian politician and entertainer
François "Yo" Gourd is a Canadian political figure and entertainer, who has been involved in the Rhinoceros Party of Canada and the entartistes, two satirical political movements. He was also the Rhinoceros Party candidate in Saint Michel in the 1979 federal election. In 1983 Gourd opened a bar called Les Foufounes Électriques, along with Norman Boileau and Bernard Paquet — two of Gourd's friends from a musical theatre of which he was a member. They were interested in creating a space for showcasing burgeoning alternative musicians and different types of art. According to Gourd, the bar did not turn much of a profit and he sold his share in the club after five years. By the end of the 1980s, Boileau was the only remaining owner. In 2006, he founded the second iteration of the Rhinoceros Party, the successor to the historical Rhinoceros Party dissolved in 1993. As the party's candidate in the September 17, 2007 federal by election in Outremont, he listed his profession as poet on his nomination papers. He received 145 votes (0.61%).

Gilles Duceppe representing BQ in CA received 24,103 votes (50.24%) with a change of −4.45 percentage points. Campaign expenses were $ $71,127. Sébastien Caron representing Liberal in CA received 8,798 votes (18.33%) with a change of +5.88 percentage points. Campaign expenses were $ $30,225. François Grégoire representing NDP in CA received 8,209 votes (17.11%) with a change of +0.44 percentage points. Campaign expenses were $ $31,151. Dylan Perceval Maxwell representing Green in CA received 3,801 votes (7.92%) with a change of 0.38 percentage points. Campaign expenses were $ $7,171. Charles K. Langford representing Conservative in CA received 2,320 votes (4.83%) with a change of −1.55 percentage points. Campaign expenses were $ $5,590. François Yo Gourd representing Rhinoceros in CA received 447 votes (0.93%) with a change of percentage points. Campaign expenses were $ $388. Serge Lachapelle representing Marxist Leninist in CA received 118 votes (0.24%) with a change of 0.03 percentage points. Campaign expenses were $ Daniel "F4J" Laforest representing Independent in XX received 93 votes (0.19%) with a change of – percentage points. Campaign expenses were $. Samie Pagé Quirion representing Communist in CA received 86 votes (0.17%) with a change of 0.03 percentage points. Campaign expenses were $ $898. Total valid votes/Expense limit (100.00%)
Total rejected ballots (0.84%)
Turnout (61.10%)

Hélène Laverdière representing NDP in CA received 23,373 votes (46.64%) with a change of +29.53 percentage points. Campaign expenses were $ Gilles Duceppe representing BQ in CA received 17,991 votes (35.90%) with a change of 14.34 percentage points. Campaign expenses were $ Philippe Allard representing Liberal in CA received 4,976 votes (9.93%) with a change of 8.40 percentage points. Campaign expenses were $ Charles K. Langford representing Conservative in CA received 1,764 votes (3.52%) with a change of 1.31 percentage points. Campaign expenses were $ Adam Olivier representing Green in CA received 1,324 votes (2.64%) with a change of 5.28 percentage points. Campaign expenses were $ François Yo Gourd representing Rhinoceros in CA received 398 votes (0.79%) with a change of 0.14 percentage points. Campaign expenses were $ Sylvain Archambault representing Communist in CA received 137 votes (0.27%) with a change of +0.10 percentage points. Campaign expenses were $ Serge Lachapelle representing Marxist Leninist in CA received 77 votes (0.15%) with a change of 0.09 percentage points. Campaign expenses were $ Dimitri Mourkes representing Independent in XX received 73 votes (0.15%) with a change of – percentage points. Campaign expenses were $ Total valid votes/Expense limit (100.00%)